DES MOINES (IRN) – A truck went off I-235 in Des Moines Friday morning and crashed into a house. KCCI-TV reports the truck with a male driver and two dogs went off I-235, hit a light pole, went through a fence, hit a car parked in front of the home and then crashed into the home. Police are investigating what happened, but believe it might have been caused by a medical problem. Neighbors say this isn’t the first time a vehicle has left the freeway and hit a house in the neighborhood.

DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – After another gas station was robbed in Davenport, police say it’s possible the crime is related to similar recent robberies in Bettendorf and Davenport. WQAD-TV reports a man, armed with a handgun, demanded money but left without any cash when he tried to rob the Super Stop gas station. It’s at least the third gas station robbery reported in Davenport this week.

DES MOINES (IRN) – Des Moines police responded to an armed robbery at a Hy-Vee in south Des Moines Thursday night, according to the Des Moines Register. The man had a handgun and wore a ski mask. It’s unknown what was taken. He fled the scene before police arrived.

DES MOINES (IRN) – An important key chain was stolen out of a Des Moines city vehicle Monday. KCCI-TV reports the keys allow access to city property across Des Moines. The effort to replace a significant number of locks is underway. A city employee was eating inside a KFC when someone went into his unlocked city truck and stole his lunch box. Inside was the large set of keys to locks around the city.

MARSHALL COUNTY, IA (IRN) – Three Kirksville, Missouri men convicted of a brutal murder in central Iowa nearly 20 years ago will be back in court. The Marshalltown Times-Republican reports Rebecca Hauser, a mother of four children, was found murdered on a rural road in Marshall County in 1994. The three Missouri men, all juveniles at the time, were convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole. They will be resentenced following a decision by the Iowa Supreme Court that made mandatory life sentences for juveniles illegal.

WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – The original electronic security and master control system at the jail in Waterloo is beginning to fail, according to KCRG-TV. The repairs could be an expensive fix. The system that controls jail doors, intercoms and other functions crashed three weeks ago. Technicians were able to revive the system then, but say it won’t function much longer. It was installed when the jail opened 20 years ago and will cost $2 million to replace.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – Regents for Iowa’s public universities have agreed to increase undergraduate tuition for resident students at the University of Iowa and keep tuition the same at two other universities. The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports regents approved a 3% tuition increase at the University of Iowa. Undergraduate tuition for resident students at the University of Northern Iowa and Iowa State University will remain the same.

DES MOINES, IA – Iowa posted another record year of liquor and wine consumption while beer sales went flat in fiscal 2015, according to the latest figures released Tuesday by the state Alcoholic Beverages Division. Overall, sales of distilled spirits, beer and wine totaled over $319 million, which represents a 5.4% increase for the year. The top selling distilled spirit? Black Velvet Canadian whiskey.